July 2001

CHICAGO-For an undisclosed sum of money, Motorola Inc. says it is selling its multiservices networks division to Los Angeles-based Platinum Equity. The company says the sale is part of its …

Microsoft Corp. may have turned up the heat in the database management system battle with IBM Corp. and Oracle. But some analysts believe that the recent court decision declaring the …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration, in a new report with major implications for an emerging third-generation mobile-phone market worth billions of dollars in contracts, told Congress that while many countries have taken …

NEW YORK-Citing “consistently strong operating results” and a “very good liquidity position,” Moody’s Investors Service raised the ratings July 5 on approximately $1.3 billion in debt of Triton PCS, which …

NEW YORK-In a preview of its second-quarter corporate debt outlook, to be published July 27, Standard & Poor’s Corp. said “the large loss announced in June by Nortel Networks Corp. …

GENEVA-The International Telecommunication Union group responsible for signaling requirements and protocols agreed July 2 on a second set of Bearer Independent Call Control protocols, which will, among other features, facilitate …

WASHINGTON-China, the world’s largest potential wireless export market, is on the verge of entering the World Trade Organization as officials wrap up negotiations to culminate a process that has been …

TERRY, Mont.-Western Wireless Corp. took a substantial step towards third-generation technology by launching 1xRTT high-speed wireless data service in rural Terry, Mont., last week. Western Wireless, which normally operates under …

In the story “‘Real World’ equipped with Metrocall service,” on page 33 of this issue of RCR Wireless News, the wireless carrier partnering with MTV is WebLink Wireless Inc.

It’s been almost two months since Glenayre Technologies Inc. said it would discontinue its paging infrastructure operations-a business Glenayre has been an integral part of for nearly 40 years, a …

ATTW added to S&P 500 AT&T Wireless Group, which has been spun off to AT&T Corp. shareholders, replaced Potlatch Corp., an integrated forest products company, in the S&P 500 Index …

WASHINGTON-In the world of wireless enhanced 911, the Fourth of July fireworks were not just up in the sky. Carriers, public-safety officials and government spent the holiday week reacting to …

It took just one year for the hype and optimism to come crashing down on Metricom Inc., which now finds itself choking on nearly $1 billion in debt and seeking …

A major question in the wireless data industry today seems to be: How do you make money? The recent refrain from industry watchers is that wireless data is set to …

RICHARDSON, Texas-@Track Communications Inc. announced its trading symbol has changed back to ATRKC on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market. According to Nasdaq requirements, the company’s symbol had to be changed to …

MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. announced it has negotiated amendments to its senior secured corporate credit facility. Under the new terms, the aggregate borrowing capacity is $83.5 million, of which $58.5 …

TOKYO-Sony Corp. said the impact from recalling a total of 1.1 million defective mobile handsets would reach $95.2 million. For the past couple of months, Sony has been forced to …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration came under pressure from key Senate Democrats last week to require the Department of Defense to surrender spectrum sought by mobile-phone firms for third-generation wireless systems, a …

HAYWARD, Calif.-Certicom Corp.’s board of directors has approved a voluntary stock-option exchange program for employees. “Going forward, we recognize that our employees are the single most vital asset to the …

WASHINGTON-An Illinois state court this week is poised to rule on a proposed $1.4 million health-related privacy suit against the cellular industry, which faces increased litigation as science raises more …

Telia sells remaining Vodafone shares STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Telia said it sold the remaining 66.5 million Vodafone shares it owned for about $147.1 million. When Irish telecom operator Eircom disposed of its …

Just beating a federally mandated deadline, Verizon Wireless sold off its Chicago interests in PrimeCo Personal Communications last week to a telecommunications investment group led by Southern California-based Clarity Partners …

In spite of recent questions regarding the availability of spectrum for next-generation services, Sprint PCS pushed forward last week, announcing two deals with Lucent Technologies Inc. and Nortel Networks to …

NEW YORK-With a stroke of Republican Gov. George Pataki’s pen June 28, New York became the first state in the country to impose a statewide ban on the handheld use …

WASHINGTON-The impact on the federal budget of last month’s decision by a federal appeals court to overturn the reclamation and re-auction of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.’s 90 PCS C- and …